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Trainee Solicitor Programme TRAINEE SOLICITOR PROGRAMME MOST POPULAR GRADUATE RECRUITER IN LAW FOR SIX YEARS “There is a strong emphasis placed on learning and development throughout your traineeship.” A&L Goodbody YOUR As a Trainee Solicitor at A&L Goodbody, you are guided every step of the way as you embark on your legal career with top tier, market leading lawyers. Throughout your CAREER training contract, your on-the-job training is fully supported by a structured Trainee Development Programme. This enables you to develop the skill set and commercial JOURNEY acumen you need to become one of the next generation of top international lawyers. TRAINING CONTRACT OFFICIAL START DATE LAW SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COURSE APRIL (PPC I) 6 MONTHS LAW SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COURSE IN-OFFICE (PPC II) IN-OFFICE TRAINING TRAINING 3 MONTHS SEATS 2&3 SEAT 1 11 MONTHS 6 MONTHS A&L Goodbody Ronan Lyons & Niamh Ryan Partners with responsibility for Trainee Solicitor Programme “At A&L Goodbody, we see our Trainees Solicitors as the next generation of the Firm’s lawyers and Partners. Our commitment is to provide you, as a Trainee Solicitor, with the legal and business grounding you need to become an excellent corporate lawyer. As a Trainee Solicitor with QUALIFICATION A&L Goodbody, you will be working alongside IN-OFFICE DECEMBER our top corporate lawyers across a range of TRAINING legal practice areas, all of whom are experts in SEAT 4 their field. Your talent and ambition will be fully 5 MONTHS nurtured and developed so that you will become the best lawyer you can be and a top adviser to our clients”. WHO WE ARE A&L Goodbody is internationally recognised as Ireland’s leading law firm. The Firm has an extensive and top class client list, representing household names, financial institutions and international blue chip corporations. With 91 Partners and over 700 Julian Yarr staff, we offer the broadest range of commercial and specialist legal services in Ireland. Managing Partner We are a full service ‘all-island’ law firm with offices in Dublin and Belfast. We also ‘Ireland’s Most Trusted Leader 2016’ have international offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto. The — Great Place to Work (GPTW) Firm’s work environment reflects an atmosphere of achievement and excellence. First class information technology systems and an award winning Knowledge Centre support your development as a Trainee Solicitor and allow you to thrive within the “At A&L Goodbody, we pride ourselves on Firm. A subsidised restaurant, smoothie bar, coffee dock and on site gym contribute our strong culture of working together. Our to an enjoyable working environment. approachable and collaborative working environment means that we listen and learn We have a collaborative culture at A&L Goodbody. We find innovative and commercial legal solutions as a team, and share knowledge throughout all levels of from each other every day. We understand the Firm. that we can only continue to be the best by investing in people and developing their talents into the best expertise. Everyone continues to learn throughout their career, nobody here thinks they know it all. Training Most popular graduate recruiter in law 2012 - 2017 at A&L Goodbody starts with our Trainee Solicitors and never stops. Job satisfaction is as important to us as it is to you, and there is particular satisfaction in working on international business deals and high profile corporate projects. As a Trainee Solicitor with A&L Goodbody, we commit to giving you an experience that will maximise your potential.” www.algoodbody.com/trainees AT A GLANCE WHY A&L GOODBODY? Our ambition is to be our clients’ best advisers and that is what we train you to become. We see our Trainee Solicitors as the future of our Firm and we invest significant time, care and attention in our Trainee Solicitor Programme. We are 700+ confident that our Programme offers the best training to the right candidates and we are delighted to be recognised for the strength of our Programme, as the EMPLOYEES recipient of the gradireland award for ‘Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law’ for the past six years. If you want to become a top class corporate lawyer, receiving the very best training is essential. As a Trainee Solicitor at A&L Goodbody, you are not pigeon-holed 91 30+ into specalising in a particular area of law too early. You have the opportunity to discover for yourself where your interests lie and what you are really good at. TRAINEES HIRED We also feel that there’s more to a traineeship than learning about law. You will PARTNERS EACH YEAR learn how business works and how to interact with clients. We teach you how to apply your legal knowledge to commercial situations, in a practical way. You will be W YORK NE , SA N, N F O R encouraged to challenge yourself and to realise your potential. D A N N O C L , I S T C S O A , F P L A E L B O , N A I L L T B O U D 30+ PRESENCE IN 6 SPECIALIST INTERNATIONAL OFFICES LEGAL AREAS OVER Most popular graduate recruiter in law 2012 - 2017 €3m 6 YEARS WORTH OF PRO BONO VOTED ‘BEST GRADUATE LEGAL ADVICE SINCE 2013 RECRUITER IN LAW’ WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AS A TRAINEE SOLICITOR As a Trainee Solicitor you will have an opportunity to discover which areas of law interest and engage you most. Some people are born litigators, others love the dynamics of a commercial deal and some absorb themselves in employment law, taxation or restructuring. Our Trainee Solicitor Programme is designed to encourage and develop your unique qualities. As a Trainee Solicitor you will spend time in our main departments; Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Banking & Financial Services, Commercial Property, ENDA KERIN Tax and Pensions. In each department you will work as part of a team with all the support, facilities and guidance you need to learn about that area of the law. In addition, we have a range of specialist 1st Year Trainee, units focusing on particular areas of the law, such as EU & Competition, Restructuring & Insolvency, Bachelor of Civil Law (Law and Energy, Environment, and Intellectual Property & Technology. You will also have the opportunity to French), University College Cork work in some of these areas during your traineeship. Our approach is friendly; our office doors stay open. We are always ready to answer questions and many of our Trainee Solicitors will have the opportunity to share an office with a Partner and other “At A&L Goodbody, a holistic senior lawyers during their traineeship. approach to training is adopted with top-class on-the-job training complementing practical, formal learning. This enables Trainees to develop the skills necessary to become leading international corporate lawyers. From our initial induction week to our weekly Trainee Development Programme sessions, we learn how every team and department in the Firm interacts with each other. We also have extensive resources at our disposal that we can turn to when faced with the most challenging legal issues. I found this support invaluable in my transition from university to life to the workplace”. www.algoodbody.com/trainees DID YOU KNOW? We encourage all of our Trainee Solicitors to do further studies during their traineeship and provide guidance and financial assistance to help you to do so. WORK WITH THE BEST Our clients include the world’s top multinationals, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and investors. The legal work we do for them is challenging, complex and often ground-breaking. We will train IRELAND’S you to thrive in this environment − to be the next IRISH LAW FIRM INDEPENDENT MOST generation of top international lawyers. OF THE YEAR LAW FIRM OF INNOVATIVE 2017 THE YEAR 2017 LAW FIRM 2016 A selection of our clients include: AMY EUSTACE 2nd Year Trainee Bachelor of Civil Law University College Dublin “After attending my first Professional Practice course, I began my second LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT rotation - a client secondment in London, working in the Asset As a Trainee Solicitor at A&L Goodbody, you can expect to receive excellent training in the practical Management arm of an international application of the law, from the moment you begin your career with us. We believe in investing in bank. My secondment has given me your ongoing development as a corporate lawyer and trusted business adviser. In addition to the a great oppourtunity to understand Law Society’s Professional Practice Courses, which form part of your training contract, our Trainee the needs and expectations our Development Programme combines on-the-job experience, informal mentoring, and practical legal clients have of their lawyers. It skills development, through in-house workshops, seminars and full access to our extensive research and library facilities. We encourage our Trainee Solicitors to take on new challenges, to acquire new has provided me with valuable skills and push themselves to realise their true potential. experience in making decisions which are driven by both legal and business considerations. I have also had the INTERNATIONAL & SECONDMENT opportunity to develop a strong OPPORTUNITIES relationship with one of the Firm’s key clients and of course a wonderful All of our Trainee Solicitors have the opportunity to secure international experience or complete time getting to know a new city. a client secondment. We offer a number of our Trainee Solicitors the opportunity to complete a rotation or ‘seat’ either in our London office, with one of our international clients, or with an The chance to work in a law firm with international law firm.
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